Asian Weightlifting Championships

The Asian Weightlifting Championships is a weightlifting championship. It was organised by the Asian Weightlifting Federation for competitors from the Asian countries. It has been held since 1969 for men and 1988 for women. In 2008, the championships provided the official qualification for Asian competitors in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Championships

Year	Edition		Host	Events
Year	M	W	Host	Events
1957	1		Tehran, Iran	7
1964	2		Tokyo, Japan	7
1965	3		Tehran, Iran	7
1971	4		Manila, Philippines	36
1973	5		Bangkok, Thailand	27
1974	6		Tehran, Iran	27
1975	7		Tel Aviv, Israel	27
1976	8		Bangkok, Thailand	27
1977	9		Baghdad, Iraq	30
1978	10		Bangkok, Thailand	30
1979	11		Tokyo, Japan	30
1980	12		Seoul, South Korea	30
1981	13		Nagoya, Japan	30
1982	14		New Delhi, India	30
1983	15		Damascus, Syria	30
1984	16		Tabriz, Iran	30
1985	17		Jiangxi, China	30
1986	18		Seoul, South Korea	30
1987	19		Ageo, Japan	30
1988	20		Shilong, China	30
1988		1	Jakarta, Indonesia	27
1989	21		Tehran, Iran	30
1989		2	Shanghai, China	27
1990	22	3	Beijing, China	57
1991	23		Kamisu, Japan	30
1991		4	Manado, Indonesia	27
1992	24		Fuzhou, China	30
1992		5	Chiang Mai, Thailand	27
1993	25		Tabriz, Iran	30
1993		6	Shilong, China	27
1994	26	7	Hiroshima, Japan	57
1995	27	8	Busan, South Korea	57
1996	28	9	Yachiyo, Japan	57
1997	29	10	Yangzhou, China	57
1998	30	11	Bangkok, Thailand	45

Year	Edition		Host	Events
Year	M	W	Host	Events
1999	31	12	Wuhan, China	45
2000	32	13	Osaka, Japan	45
2001	33	14	Jeonju, South Korea	45
2002	34	15	Busan, South Korea	45
2003	35	16	Qinhuangdao, China	45
2004	36	17	Almaty, Kazakhstan	45
2005	37	18	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	45
2007	38	19	Tai'an, China	45
2008	39	20	Kanazawa, Japan	45
2009	40	21	Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan	45
2010	41	22	Guangzhou, China	45
2011	42	23	Tongling, China	45
2012	43	24	Pyeongtaek, South Korea	45
2013	44	25	Astana, Kazakhstan	45
2015	45	26	Phuket, Thailand	45
2016	46	27	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	45
2017	47	28	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	48
2019	48	29	Ningbo, China	60
2020	49	30	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	60

All time medal table (2003 - 2021 exclude 2010)

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	114	46	19	179
2	Iran (IRI)	23	22	15	60
3	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	15	16	33	64
4	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	12	17	14	43
5	North Korea (PRK)	10	27	18	55
6	South Korea (KOR)	9	12	14	35
7	Thailand (THA)	8	19	21	48
8	Vietnam (VIE)	6	15	9	30
9	Uzbekistan (UZB)	6	8	12	26
10	Philippines (PHI)	3	3	3	9
11	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	3	3	2	8
12	Macau (MAC)	3	0	0	3
13	Qatar (QAT)	2	5	0	7
14	Japan (JPN)	2	1	16	19
15	Indonesia (INA)	1	8	12	21
16	India (IND)	1	6	11	18
17	Syria (SYR)	1	3	1	5
18	Mongolia (MGL)	1	2	1	4
19	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	1	1	2	4
20	Turkmenistan (TKM)	0	4	9	13
21	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	1	2	3
21	Myanmar (MYA)	0	1	2	3
23	Malaysia (MAS)	0	1	0	1
24	Iraq (IRQ)	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		221	221	217	659

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	302	133	56	491
2	Iran (IRI)	65	57	43	165
3	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	43	44	78	165
4	North Korea (PRK)	36	70	56	162
5	Thailand (THA)	31	60	60	151
6	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	30	47	37	114
7	South Korea (KOR)	22	32	42	96
8	Vietnam (VIE)	15	39	32	86
9	Uzbekistan (UZB)	14	22	29	65
10	Qatar (QAT)	8	12	1	21
11	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	7	11	8	26
12	Macau (MAC)	7	0	4	11
13	Japan (JPN)	5	6	30	41
14	Philippines (PHI)	5	5	5	15
15	Indonesia (INA)	3	24	34	61
16	Syria (SYR)	3	6	6	15
17	Mongolia (MGL)	3	3	3	9
18	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	3	0	5	8
19	Turkmenistan (TKM)	1	6	19	26
20	India (IND)	0	15	35	50
21	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	3	5	8
21	Myanmar (MYA)	0	3	5	8
23	Malaysia (MAS)	0	3	1	4
24	Iraq (IRQ)	0	2	3	5
25	Sri Lanka (SRI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (25 entries)		603	603	598	1,804

International weightlifting competitions
World	World Championships Youth Junior
Continental	African Championships Asian Championships European Championships Junior Oceania Championships Pan American Championships
Multi-sport events	Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Mediterranean Games Pacific Games Pan American Games Universiade

Championships

All time medal table (2003 - 2021 exclude 2010)

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

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